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A member of the Republican Party, West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2020 to 2021. He has been the chair of the Dallas County Republican Party since 2024.
West, 60, is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who spent 22 years in the Army, earning a Bronze Star, among other service medals.
A mere four years ago, the former congressman from the Sunshine State was on a stunning upward trajectory in Texas politics. He came to Texas searching for a cause and early in the pandemic found...
Allen West. Biography. Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.) is the Executive Director of the American Constitutional Rights Union and ACRU Action Fund. He is a constitutional conservative, combat...
West, a one-term former member of Congress from Florida, found his path to a political comeback early Monday when he was declared winner of a tough fight for the state party chairmanship,...
In this interview, Brandon Waltens, managing editor for Texas Scorecard, is joined by Lt. Colonel Allen West, candidate for Texas governor. From West’s experiences as chairman of the Texas GOP to his stance on abortion, Texas Scorecard shares the conversation. A Brief Biography.
During his 22 year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was a Battalion Commander in the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and later in Afghanistan.
In 2010, retired lieutenant colonel Allen West became the first Black Republican to represent Florida in Congress since Rep. Josiah T. Walls, who served during Reconstruction. Congressman West was born on February 7, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Herman and Elizabeth West.
Allen West, the firebrand former Florida congressman, has defeated Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey to lead the country's largest state Republican Party. West claimed victory shortly before 3:30...
Allen Bernard West is an American politician and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. A member of the Republican Party, West represented in the United States House of...